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Learning and Organisational Development Business Leader
£32,909 - £34,723 a year | Temporary (maternity)
- Reference:
- 22-24823
- Job title:
- Learning and Organisational Development Business Leader
- Directorate:
- Corporate Support
- Service:
- Learning and Organisational Development
- Closing date:
- 10/04/2023 10:00
- Job type/Hours:
- Temporary (maternity) | 37 Hour
- Salary:
- £32,909 - £34,723 a year
- Pay Scale:
- S4
- Location(s):
- Caernarfon
Details
Job Advertisement
SECONDMENT OPPORTUNITY: BUSINESS LEADER (LEARNING & ORGANISATION DEVELOPMENT)
SCALE: S4
TIMETABLE: Maternity Leave (Up to 12 months), start as soon as possible
This is a great opportunity to join the Learning and Organisational Development team and develop your career.
The role offers a range of valuable experiences in the fields of Talent Development (Apprenticeships and Graduate Trainees) and general Learning. We are looking for an organised and motivated individual who works effectively in a team, but is also willing to make decisions themselves. If possible, we need someone with experience of organising events, who pays attention to detail and sets high standards.
As noted above, the role will involve diverse work experiences which include:
TALENT SCHEMES: Apprenticeships and ‘Yfory’ Schemes
- Working with Managers across the Council
- Planning, and overseeing recruitment arrangements e.g. Assessment Centres
- Supporting successful candidates
- Collaborating with external partners e.g. learning providers
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Learning Programmes and Training
- Contribute to the development of Learning and Development programmes
- Oversee practical day-to-day arrangements (locations, resources etc.)
GENERAL:
- Supervise fiscal arrangements (booking, payment etc)
- Monitoring agreements
- Responding to queries
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification. We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
There will be a simple interview to appoint an appropriate candidate.
If you are interested in this secondment and would like to know more (job details, salary etc), please contact Carey Cartwright (or Alun Lloyd Williams) by email to arrange an informal chat.
+ careycartwright@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
+ alunlloydwilliams@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Interviews will be held on the 17th of April,2023
Closing Date:- 10 o'clock, Monday, 10th of April, 2023
Person Specification
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
ESSENTIAL
Organised on both personal and work level
Drives work forward, prioritising effectively to stick to a schedule
Demands high standards
Offers direction and guidance to individuals and the team
Ability to communicate information and explain arrangements to others
Able to work effectively alone, and collaborate effectively as part of a team
Happy to give a firm opinion and challenge constructively
Good interpersonal skills
DESIREABLE
Able to see the 'big picture'
Able to make presentations
RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
ESSENTIAL
Qualification to level 4 (e.e. HNC, HND, NVQ Lefel 4) and/or experience in a relevant field
DESIREABLE
Qualification in Learning and Development or HR
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
Organising events
Participated in successful schemes or proiects
Co-ordinating work arrangements
Working with a number of stakeholders
Advising and influencing others
Preparation reports
DESIREABLE
Mentoring
Developing and implementing systems
Experience working in fields relevant e.g. Learning & Development, Organizing Events, HR, Business
SPECIALIST SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
ESSENTIAL
Able to build professional relationships easily
Excellent administrative skills
Ability to make sound decisions
Quality assurance
DESIREABLE
Ability to analyze information and identify priorities
Willingness to drive and implement new plans
Excellent verbal communication skills in dealing with people
Experience of using computer systems
Language requirements
Essential
Listening and Speaking - Higher Level
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
Reading and Understanding - Higher Level
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
Writing - Higher Level
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work)
Job Description
Purpose of the post
•Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
•Be a key member of the Organisational Learning and Development Service, and:
•Provide developmental support to all Council staff and Members
•Contribute to the Council's workforce planning through Talent, Apprenticeship and Cynllun Yfory schemes
•Contribute to the development of an organisational culture, e.g. Ffordd Gwynedd, and promote a working environment that allows the organisation and its staff to be at their best
•Contribute significantly to recruitment arrangements across the Service
•The post-holder will be responsible for the following:
•Implementing the operational elements of the Service's learning and development, i.e. learning programmes
•Providing administrative support and appropriate practical support for all elements of the Service's work
•Ensuring robust procedures and arrangements are in place to enable the Service to operate effectively and efficiently and provide appropriate developmental opportunities
•Be a member of the Service's Leadership team who decide on strategic issues.
•Undertake a specialist role in terms of work arrangements and business principles
•Be a mentor for less experienced staff
Responsibility for functions
•Be responsible for developing and maintaining learning systems, e.g. Staff Development Module (MoDS), and ensure the quality of records.
•Be responsible for prioritising, managing and purchasing learning resources and materials such as learner files and textbooks for a range of programmes, e.g., IOSH, ILM, i-Act. This involves stock management - ordering, paying, storing and monitoring stock levels.
Main duties
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
•Ensure that robust procedures and arrangements are in place to enable the Service to operate effectively and efficiently and provide appropriate developmental opportunities.
•Undertake an overview of the learning provision in order to make objective business decisions
•Identify the organisation's developmental needs
•Use the learning resources (trainers and equipment) in the most effective way
•Coordinate all learning and development arrangements to ensure professionalism, consistency and quality.
•Act as a main contact with external training providers.
•Contribute in a practical way to learning programmes, e.g. facilitation.
SUPPORT
•Lead on the work of providing administrative support and practical support for all elements of the Service's work.
•Lead on the service's training arrangements, including:
•Advertising events
•Arranging trainers/providers
•Arranging rooms or virtual sessions
•Ensuring the quality of learning materials
•Circulating learning materials, etc.
•Recording training programmes and key information
•Lead on developing and maintaining administrative systems, e.g. Staff Development Module (MoDS)
•Work across all Council departments to identify and prioritise developmental needs
•Work with IT developers to develop new features as well as modifying existing ones
•Ensure the accuracy and quality of information about MoDS as well as the accuracy of reports
BUSINESS
•Look for new business opportunities and develop them, if appropriate.
•Analyse information to identify and prioritise training needs.
•Create a business / commercial strategy for the Learning and Development Service.
•Lead on procurement and contractual arrangements in line with the Council's financial procedures when purchasing external provision as well as equipment/resources/materials.
•Be responsible for implementing the budget.
•Create and administrate contracts.
•Develop, implement and administrate the commercial element of providing training to organisations outside of the Council.
•Responsibility for self-development.
•Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
•Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
•Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
•Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
•Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
•Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
Special circumstances
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